Learn to define muscle tone and muscle tone grading. Learn about the conditions associated with abnormal muscle tone and abnormally increased muscle function.

Muscle tone – activity indicates muscle tone. Breathing – proper respiration can be seen through the breathing rate and strength of an infant's cry.

Learn all about muscle tone in our engaging video lesson. Discover the abnormalities that can occur and how it is graded, followed by a quiz for practice.

Muscle tone a) is a time during which the tissue cannot respond again. b) results in complete and incomplete tetanus. c) is a condition in which the muscle fiber only partially relaxes between …

Muscle tone is: A) the ability of a muscle to efficiently cause skeletal movements B) the feeling of well-being following exercise C) a state of sustained partial contraction D) the condition of …

Protuberant Stomach: Poor Muscle Tone The abdominal wall is covered with a sheath of skeletal muscle that functions to hold abdominal contents inside the body.

The Breasts: The breasts are also referred to a mammary glands. There are many structures located within the breast including adipose tissue, glands and fibrous tissue. On the anterior …

We take something called muscle tone for granted, as we rarely think about it. But a condition called hypotonia can reveal the true importance of muscle tone. Find out more in this lesson.

Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle are the three key types. All of them are involuntarily controlled, however skeletal muscle can also be voluntarily controlled.

Eventually, loss of muscle tone occurs, in which muscle becomes weak and starts to atrophy. It's like your muscles start to wither away, similar to a plant that is left un-watered.